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@kinglawrence Yes, the diet change is ultimately what stopped the eczema. Things I eliminated: all nuts, all seeds, soy, dairy, egg, wheat/all gluten containing grains, oats, beef, coconut. Gluten grains seem to be the number one trigger. It was really hard at first, but over time it got much...

@kinglawrence Yes, try it! It really helps with weeping eczema. Desonide is definitely stronger. Hydrocortisone did not work for my more severe child. I was very stressed about using steroids but I feel like it was really needed and it didn’t last for more than a couple of months. Editing to...

@kinglawrence I used vanicream mixed with desonide (rx steroid) and Mupirocin (rx antibiotic). One of my kids had staph infections within eczema flares and this was the only thing that seemed to really clear and heal the eczema. Basically, I mixed all three together on the palm of a clean hand...

@dennyissmith Both my kids have eczema that developed in infancy as a side effect of food allergies. I highly recommend considering an elimination diet if you are breastfeeding. With my youngest, I had to cut out dairy,eggs,soy,wheat, oats and all nuts/seeds from my diet and the eczema pretty...